NC State at Pittsburgh

Saturday, October 3, 2020

NC State beat No. 24 Pittsburgh 30–⁠29. It was their 11th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 5–⁠5–⁠1.

AwayNC State8–⁠4 in 2020
30
Home24Pittsburgh6–⁠5 in 2020
29

Final at Acrisure Stadium, PittsburghTV: ACCN

At kickoff
53°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Allegheny County Airport (KAGC), 13 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Mullins, S.; umpire Morton, M.; head linesman Perry, B.; line judge Misner, R.; side judge Corpora, J.; field judge Britton, M.; back judge Dancewicz, G; center judge Baden, J.Game officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
NC State10701330
Pittsburgh767929

Standouts

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Player stats

NC State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Devin Leary28/4433640
Thayer Thomas0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ricky Person Jr.1439011
Zonovan Knight729013
Jordan Houston2302
Devin Leary52014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Emeka Emezie7101235
Devin Carter372034
Cary Angeline460225
Thayer Thomas648014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tanner Ingle90.500
Payton Wilson8000
Drake Thomas61.510
Cecil Powell5100

Pittsburgh

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kenny Pickett22/3941110
Davis Beville0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kenny Pickett154029
Vincent Davis1540015
Todd Sibley Jr.21008
Israel Abanikanda4202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
D.J. Turner8186050
Jordan Addison277175
Taysir Mack676021
Shocky Jacques-Louis242045
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Damar Hamlin10000
Paris Ford6100
SirVocea Dennis6100
Jason Pinnock5000
Devin Danielson4110
Phil Campbell40.50.50
Patrick Jones II20.50.50

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

NC StatePittsburgh
398Total yards503
336Passing yards411
62Rushing yards92
7.5Yards per pass10.3
2.1Yards per rush2.5
28First downs24
7–⁠16Third downs6–⁠16
2–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠3
0Turnovers0
11–⁠80Penalties13–⁠125
30:00Possession30:00
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

NC StatePittsburgh
41%Success rate43%
0.18EPA per play0.26
1.29Explosiveness1.41
−0.05Rushing EPA−0.10
0.32Passing EPA0.56
31%Passing-down success42%
0.20First-down EPA0.07
−0.26Second-down EPA0.57
0.53Third-down EPA0.23
22%Havoc by its defense12%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Pittsburgh 76% to win. NC State pulled the upset.

The line

Pittsburgh −14, over/under 46.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Pittsburgh 83%, NC State 17%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Pittsburgh end zoneNC State end zoneQ1 PittsburghTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 17 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 6 playsQ1 NC StateField goal, 10 playsQ1 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 PittsburghField goal, 9 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 PittsburghField goal, 11 playsQ2 NC StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 PittsburghTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 PittsburghPunt, 3 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 PittsburghTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 7 playsQ4 PittsburghField goal, 7 playsQ4 NC StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 PittsburghTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 NC StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 PittsburghEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Pittsburgh drives left to right, NC State right to left.
  1. Q1 PittsburghTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 17 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  4. Q1 NC StateField goal, 10 plays, 60 yards
  5. Q1 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  6. Q2 NC StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 69 yards
  7. Q2 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  8. Q2 NC StatePunt, 6 plays, 38 yards
  9. Q2 PittsburghField goal, 9 plays, 77 yards
  10. Q2 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  11. Q2 PittsburghField goal, 11 plays, 30 yards
  12. Q2 NC StateEnd of half, 1 play, −5 yards
  13. Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  14. Q3 PittsburghTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 78 yards
  15. Q3 NC StatePunt, 6 plays, 53 yards
  16. Q3 PittsburghPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  17. Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  18. Q3 PittsburghTouchdown, 10 plays, 73 yards
  19. Q3 NC StatePunt, 7 plays, 11 yards
  20. Q4 PittsburghField goal, 7 plays, 62 yards
  21. Q4 NC StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 72 yards
  22. Q4 PittsburghTouchdown, 13 plays, 75 yards
  23. Q4 NC StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 79 yards
  24. Q4 PittsburghEnd of game, 2 plays, 28 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then NC State 10, Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 2 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Vincent Davis run for no gain to the Pitt 25
14:322nd & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 75 yds for a TD (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 7, NC State 0
NC State Touchdown, 17 plays
14:321st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:321st & 10 at own 25Ricky Person Jr. run for 11 yds to the NCSt 36 for a 1ST down
14:321st & 10 at own 36Ricky Person Jr. run for 4 yds to the NCSt 40
14:322nd & 6 at own 40PITTSBURGH Penalty, offside defense (Rashad Weaver) to the NCSt 45
14:322nd & 1 at own 45Devin Leary pass incomplete
14:323rd & 1 at own 45Ricky Person Jr. run for 4 yds to the NCSt 49 for a 1ST down
14:321st & 10 at own 49Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 3 yds to the Pitt 48
14:322nd & 7 at opp 48Zonovan Knight run for 2 yds to the Pitt 46
14:323rd & 5 at opp 46Devin Leary pass complete to Zonovan Knight for 11 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
14:321st & 10 at opp 35Thayer Thomas pass incomplete, broken up by Marquis Williams
14:322nd & 10 at opp 35Devin Leary pass complete to Zonovan Knight for 1 yd to the Pitt 34 NC STATE Penalty, illegal block (-10 Yards) to the Pitt 44
14:322nd & 19 at opp 44Devin Leary pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas (Damar Hamlin), PENALTY UP pass interference (Damar Hamlin) 15 yards to the UP29, 1ST DOWN ST, NO PLAY.
14:321st & 10 at opp 29Devin Leary pass complete to Dylan Parham for 5 yds to the Pitt 24
14:322nd & 5 at opp 24PITTSBURGH Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the Pitt 19 for a 1ST down
14:321st & 10 at opp 19Devin Leary pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas
14:322nd & 10 at opp 19Devin Leary run for 14 yds to the Pitt 5 NC STATE Penalty, Offensive holding (Ricky Person Jr.) to the Pitt 15
14:322nd & 6 at opp 15Ricky Person Jr. run for 5 yds to the Pitt 10
14:323rd & 1 at opp 10Devin Leary run for 2 yds to the Pitt 8 for a 1ST down
14:321st & goal at opp 8Devin Leary pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas
14:322nd & goal at opp 8Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the Pitt 6
8:113rd & goal at opp 6Devin Leary pass complete to Cary Angeline for 6 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)Tied at 7
Pittsburgh Punt, 6 plays
8:111st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:111st & 10 at own 25Vincent Davis run for 2 yds to the Pitt 27
8:112nd & 8 at own 27Kenny Pickett run for 6 yds to the Pitt 33
8:113rd & 2 at own 33Vincent Davis run for 2 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
8:111st & 10 at own 35Kenny Pickett pass incomplete, broken up by Shyheim Battle
8:112nd & 10 at own 35Kenny Pickett run for 9 yds to the Pitt 44
8:113rd & 1 at own 44Vincent Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 42
5:474th & 3 at own 42Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 05:47
5:474th & 3 at own 42Kirk Christodoulou punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 18
NC State Field goal, 10 plays
5:381st & 10 at own 18Devin Leary pass incomplete
5:382nd & 10 at own 18Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 8 yds to the NCSt 26
5:383rd & 2 at own 26Devin Leary pass complete to Cary Angeline for 7 yds to the NCSt 33 for a 1ST down
5:381st & 10 at own 33Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the NCSt 34 for a 1ST down PITTSBURGH Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Calijah Kancey) to the NCSt 49 for a 1ST down
5:381st & 10 at own 49Devin Leary pass complete to Jordan Houston for 3 yds to the Pitt 48
5:382nd & 7 at opp 48PITTSBURGH Penalty, offside defense (Calijah Kancey) to the Pitt 43
5:382nd & 2 at opp 43Jordan Houston run for 2 yds to the Pitt 41 for a 1ST down
5:381st & 10 at opp 41Devin Leary pass incomplete to C.J. Riley, PENALTY UP pass interference (Marquis Williams) 15 yards to the UP26, 1ST DOWN ST, NO PLAY.
5:381st & 10 at opp 26Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the Pitt 24
5:382nd & 8 at opp 24Devin Leary sacked by Phil Campbell III and Patrick Jones II for a loss of 8 yards to the Pitt 32
1:503rd & 16 at opp 32Timeout NC STATE, clock 01:50
1:503rd & 16 at opp 32Zonovan Knight run for 10 yds to the Pitt 22
1:204th & 6 at opp 22Christopher Dunn 39 yd FG GOODNC State 10, Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
1:201st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:201st & 10 at own 25Israel Abanikanda run for 1 yd to the Pitt 26
1:202nd & 9 at own 26Israel Abanikanda run for no gain to the Pitt 26
1:203rd & 9 at own 26Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Jordan Addison
1:204th & 9 at own 26Kirk Christodoulou punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Thayer Thomas at the NCSt 31
2nd quarter7 drives, then NC State 17, Pittsburgh 13
NC State Touchdown, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 31Ricky Person Jr. run for no gain to the NCSt 31
15:002nd & 10 at own 31Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 4 yds to the NCSt 35
15:003rd & 6 at own 35PITTSBURGH Penalty, offside defense (SirVocea Dennis) to the NCSt 40
15:003rd & 1 at own 40Ricky Person Jr. run for 9 yds to the NCSt 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 49Devin Leary pass complete to Devin Carter for 16 yds to the Pitt 35 for a 1ST down
12:561st & 10 at opp 35Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 35 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 17, Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
12:561st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 61 yds
12:561st & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett run for 5 yds to the Pitt 30
12:562nd & 5 at own 30Kenny Pickett run for 4 yds to the Pitt 34
12:563rd & 1 at own 34Kenny Pickett pass incomplete, broken up by Cecil Powell
12:564th & 1 at own 34Kirk Christodoulou punt for 45 yds, downed at the NCSt 21
NC State Punt, 6 plays
11:371st & 10 at own 21Devin Leary pass incomplete, broken up by Marquis Williams
11:372nd & 10 at own 21Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 7 yds to the NCSt 28
11:373rd & 3 at own 28PITTSBURGH Penalty, offside defense (John Morgan) to the NCSt 33 for a 1ST down
11:371st & 10 at own 33Devin Leary pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 12 yds to the NCSt 45 for a 1ST down
11:371st & 10 at own 45Devin Leary pass incomplete to Keyon Lesane, PENALTY UP pass interference (Marquis Williams) 15 yards to the UP40, 1ST DOWN ST, NO PLAY.
11:371st & 10 at opp 40Devin Leary pass incomplete
11:372nd & 10 at opp 40Porter Rooks rush for no gain to the UP40 (SirVocea Dennis), PENALTY ST holding (Jasiah Provillon) 10 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY.
11:372nd & 20 at the 50NC STATE Penalty, false start (Keyon Lesane) to the NCSt 45
11:372nd & 25 at own 45Zonovan Knight run for 13 yds to the Pitt 42
9:063rd & 12 at opp 42Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 09:06
9:063rd & 12 at opp 42Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the Pitt 41
9:064th & 11 at opp 41Trenton Gill punt for 27 yds, fair catch by Jordan Addison at the Pitt 14
Pittsburgh Field goal, 9 plays
8:161st & 10 at own 14Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for 45 yds to the NCSt 41 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at opp 41Israel Abanikanda run for 2 yds to the NCSt 39
8:162nd & 8 at opp 39Kenny Pickett pass complete to Tre Tipton for 20 yds to the NCSt 19 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at opp 19Israel Abanikanda run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 20
8:162nd & 11 at opp 20Kenny Pickett pass complete to Jordan Addison for 2 yds to the NCSt 18
5:503rd & 9 at opp 18Kenny Pickett pass intercepted by Jakeen Harris at the ST12, Jakeen Harris return to the UP0, PENALTY ST roughing passer (Joshua Pierre-Louis) 9 yards to the ST9, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
5:501st & goal at opp 9PITTSBURGH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NCSt 14
5:501st & goal at opp 14Davis Beville pass incomplete to Jordan Addison
5:502nd & goal at opp 14Vincent Davis run for 5 yds to the NCSt 9
5:503rd & goal at opp 9Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Jordan Addison
5:503rd & 9 at opp 18Timeout NC STATE, clock 05:50
4:504th & goal at opp 9Alex Kessman 27 yd FG GOODNC State 17, Pittsburgh 10
NC State Punt, 3 plays
4:501st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:501st & 10 at own 25Jordan Houston run for 1 yd to the NCSt 26
4:502nd & 9 at own 26Devin Leary pass incomplete to Jordan Houston
4:503rd & 9 at own 26Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
4:504th & 9 at own 26Trenton Gill punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 41 , DJ Turner returns for 25 yds to the NCSt 41
Pittsburgh Field goal, 11 plays
3:521st & 10 at opp 41Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 03:52
3:521st & 10 at opp 41Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Shocky Jacques-Louis
3:522nd & 10 at opp 41Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 9 yds to the NCSt 32
3:523rd & 1 at opp 32Kenny Pickett run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCSt 35
3:524th & 4 at opp 35Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 7 yds to the NCSt 28 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at opp 28Kenny Pickett run for 9 yds to the NCSt 19
3:522nd & 1 at opp 19Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to DJ Turner, broken up by Tanner Ingle
3:523rd & 1 at opp 19Vincent Davis run for 5 yds to the NCSt 14 for a 1ST down
3:521st & 10 at opp 14Kenny Pickett pass complete to Shocky Jacques-Louis for a loss of 3 yards to the NCSt 17
3:522nd & 13 at opp 17Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 10 yds to the NCSt 7
0:393rd & 3 at opp 7Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:39
0:393rd & 3 at opp 7Kenny Pickett run for a loss of 4 yards to the NCSt 11
0:044th & 7 at opp 11Alex Kessman 29 yd FG GOODNC State 17, Pittsburgh 13
NC State End of half, 1 play
0:041st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:041st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 5 yards to the NCSt 20
3rd quarter7 drives, then Pittsburgh 20, NC State 17
NC State Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 15 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the NCSt 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Ricky Person Jr. run for 5 yds to the NCSt 32
15:003rd & 3 at own 32Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the NCSt 33
15:004th & 2 at own 33Trenton Gill punt for 60 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Pitt 19 , DJ Turner returns for 12 yds to the Pitt 19
Pittsburgh Turnover on downs, 11 plays
12:511st & 10 at own 19Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Shocky Jacques-Louis
12:512nd & 10 at own 19Vincent Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the Pitt 17
12:513rd & 12 at own 17Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 12 yds to the Pitt 29 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at own 29Vincent Davis run for 4 yds to the Pitt 33
12:512nd & 6 at own 33Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 7 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at own 40Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 32 yds to the NCSt 28 for a 1ST down
12:511st & 10 at opp 28Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 27 yds to the NCSt 1 for a 1ST down
12:511st & goal at opp 1Vincent Davis run for no gain to the NCSt 1
12:512nd & goal at opp 1Daniel Carter run for no gain to the NCSt 1
12:513rd & goal at opp 1Kenny Pickett pass incomplete
12:514th & goal at opp 1Vincent Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCSt 3
NC State Punt, 6 plays
8:451st & 10 at own 3NC STATE Penalty, false start (-1 Yards) to the NCSt 2
8:451st & 11 at own 2Ricky Person Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 1
8:452nd & 12 at own 1Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 22 yds to the NCSt 23 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at own 23Devin Leary pass complete to Devin Carter for 34 yds to the Pitt 43 for a 1ST down
8:451st & 10 at opp 43Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 6 yds to the Pitt 37
8:452nd & 4 at opp 37Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
6:453rd & 4 at opp 37Timeout NC STATE, clock 06:45
6:453rd & 4 at opp 37Ricky Person Jr. run for a loss of 7 yards to the Pitt 44
6:454th & 11 at opp 44Trenton Gill punt for 44 yds for a touchback
Pittsburgh Punt, 3 plays
5:531st & 10 at own 20Vincent Davis run for a loss of 3 yards to the Pitt 17
5:532nd & 13 at own 17Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to DJ Turner
5:533rd & 13 at own 17Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack
5:534th & 13 at own 17Kirk Christodoulou punt for 56 yds, downed at the NCSt 27
NC State Punt, 3 plays
5:021st & 10 at own 27Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the NCSt 28
5:022nd & 9 at own 28Devin Leary pass incomplete, broken up by Patrick Jones II
5:023rd & 9 at own 28Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
5:024th & 9 at own 28Trenton Gill punt for 45 yds, fair catch by DJ Turner at the Pitt 27
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 10 plays
4:101st & 10 at own 27Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Tre Tipton, broken up by Malik Dunlap
4:102nd & 10 at own 27Kenny Pickett sacked by Drake Thomas for a loss of 6 yards to the Pitt 21
4:103rd & 16 at own 21Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Tre Tipton, PENALTY ST holding (Cecil Powell) 10 yards to the UP31, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
4:101st & 10 at own 31Kenny Pickett run for 7 yds to the Pitt 38
4:102nd & 3 at own 38Vincent Davis run for 4 yds to the Pitt 42 for a 1ST down
4:101st & 10 at own 42Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 21 yds to the NCSt 37 for a 1ST down
4:101st & 10 at opp 37Kenny Pickett run for no gain to the NCSt 37
1:502nd & 10 at opp 37Timeout NC STATE, clock 01:50
1:502nd & 10 at opp 37Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to DJ Turner, broken up by Tanner Ingle
1:503rd & 10 at opp 37Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 13 yds to the NCSt 24 for a 1ST down
1:501st & 10 at opp 24Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 23 yds to the NCSt 1 for a 1ST down
1:111st & goal at opp 1Kenny Pickett run for 1 yd for a TD NC STATE Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined (Alex Kessman KICK)Pittsburgh 20, NC State 17
NC State Punt, 7 plays
1:111st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:111st & 10 at own 25Devin Leary pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
1:112nd & 10 at own 25Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 8 yds to the NCSt 33
1:113rd & 2 at own 33Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the NCSt 34
Q4 15:004th & 1 at own 34Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 15:00
Q4 15:004th & 1 at own 34Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the NCSt 36 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 36Devin Leary sacked by Devin Danielson for a loss of 6 yards to the NCSt 30
Q4 15:002nd & 16 at own 30Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 11 yds to the NCSt 41
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at own 41Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
Q4 15:004th & 5 at own 41NC STATE Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the NCSt 36
Q4 15:004th & 10 at own 36Trenton Gill punt for 50 yds, fair catch by DJ Turner at the Pitt 14
4th quarter5 drives, then NC State 30, Pittsburgh 29
Pittsburgh Field goal, 7 plays
13:071st & 10 at own 14Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Tre Tipton
13:072nd & 10 at own 14Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 50 yds to the NCSt 36 for a 1ST down
13:071st & 10 at opp 36Kenny Pickett pass complete to Vincent Davis for 10 yds to the NCSt 26 for a 1ST down
13:071st & 10 at opp 26Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack, PENALTY UP holding (Carter Warren) 10 yards to the ST36, NO PLAY.
13:071st & 20 at opp 36Vincent Davis run for 3 yds to the NCSt 33
13:072nd & 17 at opp 33Vincent Davis run for 9 yds to the NCSt 24
13:073rd & 8 at opp 24Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Taysir Mack
10:524th & 8 at opp 24Alex Kessman 42 yd FG GOODPittsburgh 23, NC State 17
NC State Touchdown, 7 plays
10:521st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 56 yds , Zonovan Knight return for 19 yds to the NCSt 28
10:521st & 10 at own 28Devin Leary pass complete to Devin Carter for 22 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:521st & 10 at the 50Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 10 yds to the Pitt 40 for a 1ST down
10:521st & 10 at opp 40Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 6 yds to the Pitt 34
10:522nd & 4 at opp 34Devin Leary run for no gain to the Pitt 34
10:523rd & 4 at opp 34Devin Leary pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas, QB hurry by SirVocea Dennis, PENALTY UP roughing passer (SirVocea Dennis) 15 yards to the UP19, 1ST DOWN ST, NO PLAY.
10:521st & 10 at opp 19Thayer Thomas run for a loss of 6 yards to the Pitt 25
10:522nd & 16 at opp 25Devin Leary pass incomplete to Dylan Parham
8:163rd & 16 at opp 25Devin Leary pass complete to Cary Angeline for 25 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 24, Pittsburgh 23
Pittsburgh Touchdown, 13 plays
8:161st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:161st & 10 at own 25Kenny Pickett run for 9 yds to the Pitt 34
8:162nd & 1 at own 34Vincent Davis run for 15 yds to the Pitt 49 for a 1ST down
8:161st & 10 at own 49Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Tre Tipton, QB hurry by Drake Thomas, PENALTY ST holding (Taiyon Palmer) 10 yards to the ST41, 1ST DOWN UP, NO PLAY.
8:161st & 10 at opp 41Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Vincent Davis
8:162nd & 10 at opp 41Kenny Pickett pass complete to Vincent Davis for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 42
8:163rd & 11 at opp 42Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 10 yds to the NCSt 32
5:514th & 1 at opp 32Timeout NC STATE, clock 05:51
5:514th & 1 at opp 32Kenny Pickett run for 2 yds to the NCSt 30 for a 1ST down
5:511st & 10 at opp 30Kenny Pickett pass complete to Vincent Davis for 1 yd to the NCSt 29
5:512nd & 9 at opp 29Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to DJ Turner, broken up by Taiyon Palmer
5:513rd & 9 at opp 29Kenny Pickett pass complete to Taysir Mack for 13 yds to the NCSt 16 for a 1ST down
5:511st & 5 at opp 11Todd Sibley Jr. run for 8 yds to the NCSt 3 for a 1ST down
5:511st & goal at opp 3Todd Sibley Jr. run for 2 yds to the NCSt 1
5:512nd & goal at opp 1Kenny Pickett run for no gain to the NCSt 1
5:511st & 10 at opp 16Vincent Davis rush for 4 yards to the ST12 (Drake Thomas), PENALTY ST substitution infraction 5 yards to the ST11, NO PLAY.
1:543rd & 0 at opp 1Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 01:54
1:443rd & goal at opp 1Kenny Pickett run for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )Pittsburgh 29, NC State 24
NC State Touchdown, 8 plays
1:441st & 0 at own 35Alex Kessman kickoff for 60 yds , Zonovan Knight return for 16 yds to the NCSt 21
1:441st & 10 at own 21Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 10 yds to the NCSt 31 for a 1ST down
1:441st & 10 at own 31Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 9 yds to the NCSt 40
1:442nd & 1 at own 40Devin Leary pass complete to Cary Angeline for 22 yds to the Pitt 38 for a 1ST down
1:441st & 10 at opp 38Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 6 yds to the Pitt 32
1:442nd & 4 at opp 32NC STATE Penalty, false start (Emeka Emezie) to the Pitt 37
1:442nd & 9 at opp 37Devin Leary pass incomplete to Devin Carter
1:443rd & 9 at opp 37Devin Leary pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas, broken up by Calijah Kancey
1:444th & 9 at opp 37Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 14 yds to the Pitt 23 for a 1ST down
1:441st & 10 at opp 23Devin Leary pass incomplete to Cary Angeline (Damar Hamlin), PENALTY UP holding (Brandon Hill) 10 yards to the UP13, 1ST DOWN ST, NO PLAY.
0:291st & 10 at opp 13Timeout PITTSBURGH, clock 00:29
0:231st & 10 at opp 13Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 13 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )NC State 30, Pittsburgh 29
Pittsburgh End of game, 2 plays
0:231st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 59 yds , Vincent Davis return for 20 yds to the Pitt 26
0:231st & 10 at own 26Kenny Pickett pass incomplete to Shocky Jacques-Louis, broken up by Cecil Powell
0:232nd & 10 at own 26Kenny Pickett pass complete to DJ Turner for 28 yds to the NCSt 46 for a 1ST down

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Pittsburgh leads 6–⁠5–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Pittsburgh 53, NC State 34
2020NC State 30, Pittsburgh 29
2017NC State 35, Pittsburgh 17
2009NC State 38, Pittsburgh 31
2001Pittsburgh 34, NC State 19Tangerine Bowl
1988NC State 14, Pittsburgh 3

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